Pets Choice is planning to relocate its Blackburn-based pet food manufacturing business and 140 staff to the Whitebirk Industrial Estate, with the creation of 50 new jobs.20-Dec-2012

Lossie Seafoods is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its Buckie-based processing facilities, having secured funding from the European Fisheries Fund.20-Dec-2012

FishFrom is planning to set up a new fish farm in a large warehouse at Tayinloan in Kintyre.19-Dec-2012

Marine Harvest is to acquire a £100m stake in Morpol, the salmon supplier with sites in Rosyth, Shetland and Orkney.18-Dec-2012

Vion UK has sold its pork division to a management team backed by private equity firm Endless, securing 4,000 jobs at sites in Malton, Wiveliscombe, Haverhill, Hull, Scunthorpe, Stoke, Enfield and Cookstown.17-Dec-2012

Wensleydale Creamery has won planning permission to build a new multi-million pound cheese production plant at its site in Hawes, North Yorkshire.13-Dec-2012

Pasta King has raised £8.7m to fund the expansion of its Newton Abbot-based ready meals business, which could lead to an increase to the 85-strong workforce.13-Dec-2012

Cadwaladers is to relocate its ice cream production from Gwynedd to Carmarthenshire, and plans to expand its chain of ten cafes with up to five new sites a year.13-Dec-2012

South Caernarfon Creameries is to set up a new £10m cheese manufacturing plant at its site in Gwynedd by 2016.10-Dec-2012

PepsiCo is considering plans to relocate its London headquarters to a 10,000 sq ft office at Chiswick Park.10-Dec-2012

United Biscuits is to sell KP Snacks to Intersnack of Germany for a sum estimated at more than £500m, including 1,500 staff at sites in Leicestershire, Middlesex, South Yorkshire and Durham.06-Dec-2012

McCambridge Group has sold its own-label cakes division to private equity firm NBGI Private Equity, including 637 staff in Manchester, Bradford, Blackburn and Salisbury.06-Dec-2012

Kerfoot Group is to expand its Goole-based vegetable oil processing business with 60,000 sq ft of additional factory space early next year.05-Dec-2012

Kitwave has bought Teatime Tasties, the cakes and biscuits wholesaler with 61 staff in Huddersfield and Manchester.05-Dec-2012

Princes is to invest £40m in the expansion of its soft drinks plant in Bradford over the next year, securing the future of more than 300 jobs.29-Nov-2012

Hancocks Group, the Loughborough-based chain of 18 confectionery wholesale depots, has undergone a management buy-out backed by H2 Equity Partners, and plans to open five new sites by 2016.26-Nov-2012

Mid Suffolk District Council is to receive plans from Sterling Suffolk to build two large tomato greenhouses at Great Blakenham by 2014, as part of a £30m project that will involve a waste incinerator operated by SITA UK and 180 new jobs.26-Nov-2012

Reckitt Benckiser is to acquire Schiff Nutrition International, the US supplier of vitamins and nutrition supplements, for £877m.22-Nov-2012

Chippindale is creating up to 20 jobs at a new £3m egg processing facility near Knaresborough over the next three years.22-Nov-2012

Southglade Food Park has secured about £6m of council and European funding to double the size of its food business park in Nottingham, with the creation of about 90 jobs.22-Nov-2012

ANM Group has sold Yorkshire Premier Meats, the Kirkby-based meat processing firm with 100 staff, to a management team.21-Nov-2012

West Norfolk Council is considering plans from Alfred G Pearce for a new £2m vegetable processing plant in Shouldham Thorpe, with the creation of 25 jobs.21-Nov-2012

Samworth Brothers is planning to set up a new food factory on a 12-acre site at Beaumont Leys in Leicester, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.20-Nov-2012

VMG Foods is planning to expand the 40-strong workforce at its pizza factory in Glasgow with 25 new jobs.19-Nov-2012

AG Barr and Essex-based Britvic have agreed to merge to create a new group called Barr Britvic Soft Drinks with annual sales of £1.5bn.14-Nov-2012

Askham Bryan is to invest £9m in the development of new dairy and other facilities at its agricultural colleges in Penrith and York, with the creation of 75 jobs.14-Nov-2012

Western Commodities, the Devon-based importer of dried fruit and nuts with 40 staff, is opening a new 16,000 sq ft unit near its main site in Willand.14-Nov-2012

KP Snacks is to create 17 new jobs at its savoury snacks factory in Ashby.12-Nov-2012

Isle of Skye Brewing Company is planning to merge with Isle of Arran Brewery, in order to support expansion plans that include a new bottling plant and a chain of pubs.05-Nov-2012

Triple Eight Proteins is to expand its Tyrone-based pork exporting business with the creation of 18 jobs over the next three years.05-Nov-2012

Dr Oetker is seeking permission to expand its pizza factory in Leyland, with the creation of up to 120 jobs over the next three years.18-Jun-2012

Greencore has sold its dessert manufacturing business at Minsterley in Shropshire to Muller Dairy of Germany for an initial £4.3m, with the transfer of 80 staff.18-Jun-2012

Phytone, the Burton-based food colouring manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired by US-based FMC Corporation for undisclosed terms.18-Jun-2012

Ryedale District Council is to consider revised plans from Yorkshire Baker to build a 64,000 sq ft meat-based pastry products factory in Norton, with the creation of about 300 jobs.18-Jun-2012

Premier Foods is to sell the Sarson's vinegar and Haywards pickle brands to Mizkan of Japan for £41m, including a factory in Manchester.18-Jun-2012

Crossgar Foodservice, the County Down-based food supplier with 238 staff, has been acquired by US-based Sysco for undisclosed terms.14-Jun-2012

Arran Brewery is looking to raise £10m to fund the development of a new brewery on Arran, a chain of pubs and a bottling hall on the mainland.11-Jun-2012

Diageo is to invest £1bn in the expansion of its Scotch whisky business over the next five years, including a new distillery in northern Scotland, warehouses and 100 jobs.07-Jun-2012

Niche Drinks is seeking approval to build a new £10m distillery in Londonderry.07-Jun-2012

James & Son, the Northamptonshire-based animal feeds supplier with 43 staff, has been acquired by Agrifirm of the Netherlands.07-Jun-2012

Symington's, the Leeds-based food manufacturer with about 600 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Intermediate Capital Group for about £125m.06-Jun-2012

Rock Farm Dairy has been bought out of administration by UK Dairy Sales, securing 55 jobs at its County Durham-based dairy.06-Jun-2012

Wynnstay has acquired PSB Country Supplies, the Gloucestershire-based agricultural merchant, for about £0.5m.06-Jun-2012

The Cattle Information Service is to create 30 jobs at a new £2m laboratory due to open in Telford this summer.06-Jun-2012

Chivas Brothers is to invest £40m in its drinks production business this year, including the reopening of a distillery in Banffshire, the expansion of four other distilleries and a new bottling hall in Paisley.31-May-2012

Angel Springs has acquired Isis Office Hydration, the supplier of water coolers with sites in London and Dorset, with backing from private equity firm LDC.29-May-2012

Young's Seafood is to expand the 776-strong workforce at its two fish processing plants in Grimsby with 321 new jobs.28-May-2012

Scottish Sea Farms is to invest £1.3m in the expansion of its salmon hatchery at Holywood near Dumfries this year.28-May-2012

Herefordshire Cider Company has raised £2m to build a new drinks canning plant in Harrogate.28-May-2012

ABP is looking to relocate its Newry abattoir, clearing the way for Parma Investments to build a new enterprise centre, social housing and supermarket on its existing site.24-May-2012

Arla Foods and Milk Link are to merge to create a combined dairy group with turnover of more than £2bn.23-May-2012

Speciality Desserts, the Northamptonshire-based supplier of frozen desserts to caterers, has been acquired by Europeenne des Desserts of France.23-May-2012

Morrisons is to invest £6.4m in the expansion of its Farmers Boy meat processing plant on Deeside, with the creation of up to 90 jobs.22-May-2012

House of Townend of East Yorkshire has acquired Lakeland Vintners, the Cumbria-based wholesale wine distributor.22-May-2012

Kraft is planning to recruit 54 apprentices at its food manufacturing facilities across the country this year.22-May-2012

Mad About Pies is looking to set up a second pie manufacturing facility in the Forest of Dean this year, with the creation of about 20 jobs.22-May-2012

Sealincs is to set up a new 56,000 sq ft fish processing plant at the Great Grimsby Business Park, with the creation of 100 jobs.21-May-2012

Morrisons is planning to expand its bakery in Wakefield by 41,000 sq ft, but its Wigan site will close with the loss of up to 160 jobs.21-May-2012

Heinz is to expand production at its Lea & Perrins sauce factory in Worcester by about 30% over the next year, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.17-May-2012

Marine Harvest of Norway has announced plans to invest £80m in the expansion of its Scottish fish farming operations over the next five years, with the creation of 100 jobs.16-May-2012

Direct Fruit Supplies has been sold to management in a pre-pack administration through the P&A Partnership, securing the future of 17 jobs at its Leeds-based catering supplies business.14-May-2012

Zed Candy is to transfer production of Oatfield sweets from Ireland to its site in Kettering over the next few weeks, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.10-May-2012

Isle of Harris Distillers is looking to raise £10m to build a whisky distillery at Tarbert by 2014.08-May-2012

Weetabix has sold a 60% stake in its Northamptonshire-based breakfast cereals business to Bright Food of China, in a deal that values the company at £1.2bn.08-May-2012

Pensworth, the Southampton-based milk supplier with more than 250 staff, has secured an investment from Cambridge-based Plumbs' Dairy and expects to create up to 25 new jobs.08-May-2012

Chiltern Seeds is planning to relocate its seed supplies business, which has 16 staff, from Ulverston to Oxfordshire.08-May-2012

Purity Soft Drinks of Wednesbury has been acquired by private equity firm Langholm Capital, which will lead to a £2.2m investment in new production facilities and the creation of dozens of jobs.08-May-2012

Whitelink Seafoods is investing £1m in the expansion of its fish processing operations in Fraserburgh this summer, with the creation of 30 jobs.08-May-2012

First Milk has acquired CNP Professional, the Hyde-based supplier of sports nutrition products with 30 staff.03-May-2012

Faccenda has acquired Cranberry Foods, the turkey producer with 750 staff and factory sites in Derbyshire and South Wales, for undisclosed terms.02-May-2012

Nature Delivered is to acquire an 81,000 sq ft site for its Graze.com natural foods business at Connect West in Hayes.01-May-2012

Davenports is seeking a suitable location in Birmingham city centre for a new brewery, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.30-Apr-2012

Napier Brown is planning to create 20 new jobs at its sugar packing plant in Normanton over the next year, and will also open a new distribution centre in Hull.30-Apr-2012

PepsiCo is to invest £15m in the expansion of its Walkers Crisps factory in Leicester, with the creation of 110 jobs.26-Apr-2012

Associated British Foods is investing £30m in new equipment at its Allied Bakeries site in Stockport, with the creation of 50 jobs.25-Apr-2012

Pakeezah Meats and Pakeezah Superstores have been sold out of administration by the P&A Partnership to a new company, saving 98 jobs in Bradford.25-Apr-2012

Thanet Earth has submitted plans to build a new £17m greenhouse at its site in Kent by 2013.25-Apr-2012

Palmer & Harvey is expected to acquire the Walkers Snack Services van sales business from PepsiCo UK for undisclosed terms.23-Apr-2012

Marine Harvest has selected Stulaigh and Helisay as the first two sites for a £40m expansion of its Scottish salmon farming operations.24-Jan-2012

Monument Foods is planning to set up a second factory in Sunderland, in order to expand its range of pastries and cakes.23-Jan-2012

Adelphi Distillery is seeking permission from Highland Council to build a boutique distillery at Glen More on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, with the creation of ten jobs.23-Jan-2012

Nestle is to invest £200m in the expansion of its coffee factory at Tutbury in Derbyshire, with the creation of 125 jobs, but its site in Hayes will close in 2014 with the redeployment of 230 staff.17-Jan-2012

Premier Foods is planning to expand the 130-strong workforce at its food distribution centre on the Swift Valley Industrial Estate in Rugby with 70 new jobs.17-Jan-2012

Robert Wiseman Dairies, the East Kilbride-based milk supplier, is to be acquired by Muller of Germany for £280m.17-Jan-2012

Kitchen Guru is to create 20 new jobs at its site in East Yorkshire, having won a contract to supply herbs and spices to McCormick UK.17-Jan-2012

Carlsberg is planning to invest £20m in the development of a new bottling hall at its Northampton brewery, with the creation of 60 jobs.16-Jan-2012

Faccenda is seeking permission to extend its chicken processing plant in Telford by 145,000 sq ft, with the creation of 350 jobs.16-Jan-2012

First Milk is to proceed with revised plans for a new cheese-making facility at Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre, having secured a £2m Scottish Government grant.12-Jan-2012

Sensient is investing up to £13m in the expansion of its flavour and colour production facilities in the UK, including £4m for its Natural Origins plant in Bletchley.11-Jan-2012

Turbo Drinks Company has been acquired by Sean Smith & Associates for about £7m, and drinks production will relocate from Cumbria to Bridgend, where it will employ up to 100 staff by 2013.11-Jan-2012

Tangerine Confectionery has bought the Smith Kendon and York Fruits confectionery brands from Lancaster-based Smith Kendon.11-Jan-2012

James White Drinks is investing £1.5m in the development of a beetroot processing plant at its site near Ipswich by July.10-Jan-2012

Thwaites is to acquire the free trade beer supply interests of Manchester-based Hydes Brewery, with the transfer of eight staff.10-Jan-2012

Hydes is looking to relocate its Manchester-based brewery and most of the 50 staff to a new £2m site by the end of the year.09-Jan-2012

Selonda UK has been sold out of administration to a new company called Anglesey Aquaculture, saving 32 jobs at its Anglesey-based fish farm.09-Jan-2012

Nestle is to relocate its UK headquarters and 840 staff from Croydon to 1 City Place in Crawley by the end of the year.05-Jan-2012

Arla Foods is to open a new dairy products depot in Bellshill in March, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.05-Jan-2012

Ryedale District Council is to consider plans from Trundley Design Services to set up a new factory to manufacture meat-based pastry products in Norton.03-Jan-2012